New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-08
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

THOUGHT AND TALK OF THE churches
The ministers of the City Road Chapel of London
have recently sent the following appeal to Aneriean
Methodists:
the chancel of City Road Wesleyan Chapel has lately
been adorned with two stained glass windows, the
centre one OF which commentaries John Wesley.
Space lett Tor third window, and 1t has been sug
gested by American vistors lone of whom has left
subscription for the pdrpose) that third window
Bishop Simpson. by the Methodists of America The
trustees of City Road would gladly avail them
selves Of this suggestion and take ths opportunity of
tanned In America. The window Is Georgian, Is feet
by 9 feet, and the cost would probably be about
$1,000 CITY Road Chapel belongs to the world, and
the trustees realize that nothing could re more appro
pirate than that such window should be erected in
sanctuary where tor several months in the year
worsh;ppers from America are constantly found. 1t
will not be forgotten that 1t was in City Road Chapel
Bishop Simpson preached the inaugural sermon OF the
First Ecumenical Conference.
The Christian Advocate" OF this city asks its
readers to contribute the requisite sum 70 place
window in the City Road Chapel in memory OF Bishop
Simpson, being far representative OF American
Methodism than Bishop Asbury.
Speaking of Dr. Williams, of Connecticut, the pres
ent presiding Bishop OF the Episcopal Church,
respondent of I" The Philadelphia Record" says: II
student at Trinity College, Hartford. under
Bishop Williams, when he president of that nsti-
tuition, and have often heard him say that he
expected to live TO be presiding Bishop. man OF
six feet two inches in height, he always rather
weakly In physical calibre, and he spared him
self in his work. have always looked upon him a
man who every inch Bishop who magniied his
office and felt that he Caesar without ofensvely
exhibiting his feelings At time he was one of the
two bachelor Bishops the bench bishop Young,
of Florida being the other. Years ago he told Of
his indignation on the day OF bis conservation when
Bishop Easburn, OF Massachusetts,, selected tor tho
epistle OF the day that portion OF scripture which
says: Let the Bishop be the husband OF one wife,
when another portion of scripture equally open
to him. No doubt Bishop Williams would have tar
had it not been that he Was the only of his
mother and she kept house TOR him until he more
than sixty years OF age but at one time 1t was re-
ported that he was engaged to Miss Mary
Jarvis, who atterward married Colonel Sam Colt, Of
pistol fame and his mother believed to be friendly
to the match-but nothing came of it. because tho
Bishop enamored OF bachelor lie. Thirty-three
years ago the theological seminary which he founded
at Middetown, Conn.-the Berkeley Divinity School
became the object of his abOrs aud de, otiO and it's
long line OF alumni have given him generation after
generation of spiritual descendants to take the place
of earthly children. When the sumDing.up shall
come by and by, ( think that Bishop Williams viii
be found not whit behind the greatest OF American
prelates"
There are o number OF English clergy men in Boston
Among these may be mentioned DR.. Courtney, OF st.
Pauls, "Fathers" A. C. A. Hall and Osborne, the
Rev. Augustus Prime, the Rev. Percy Browne. the
Rev. William Brooke Herford, the Rev. Stafford Went
worth Brooke and the Rev. Bernard Carpenter.
1t was a good New-England deacon Who said tho
Lord. tor this spark of grace, and we ask Thee to
water it," And it was q New England parson who an
noqnced to bis congregation on a recent sunday
You will be sorry to hear that the little church at
Jonesville Is once moro tossed upon tho waves, q
sheep without shepherd"
A handsome Russian church is to be built in Jerusa-
lem, possibly to counterfeit the influence OF the
English Bishop of Jerusalem. Twenty-six images
have order ed from tho Academy OF Arts at st.
Petersburg, and twelve more, painted on gold
backg ground from Moscow. The wall paintings above
the altar and in the hottest Of holes are being painted
by the celebrated Russian painters, Verestchagln
Nasselicf and Korsoukin. The conservation OF this
monument OF Russian art in Palestine will take place
in the course Of the present year.
The Presbytery of Phil lGephia has adopted as its
Own the aggressive overture OF the New-York Pres
bytery in regard to church unity 1t to be
pretty certain that the General Assembly will take
virtually much the same ground on this question In
deed, the Presbyerans appear 70 regard the invita-
ton OF the Episcopal bishops rs almost an inpef-
nence. " We have" says the Rev. Dr. X w. Patter-
son In The Interior" always treated the Episcopal
Church with due respect and il hasas uniformly refused
70 cOncede any ecclesiastical standing whatever 10 our
minis and churches. regarding aliens from
the OF Israel and strangers 10 the COW
enants OF PROMISE Now, we 10 offer pnan OF
gratitude to God because, without in the least
changing their attitude toward theS cordially In
vte TO torsakc our fathers house aud coAe under
their ecclesiastical root Let our General Assembly
answer this arrogant otter by declaring readiness
70 confer with any aud all Christians the subject OF
church unity, on equal terms, and on no
There IS a queer and grotesque sious society IN
Eng land called the Army OF The Lord" 1t numbers
am ,lg its officers King solomon King David
" King "" Brother Jonah" and" Caleb. Back OF the
platlormo i the meeting house small room called The
+" Glory Hole" In front OF the platform there Is q
clear space which young girls dance until they tall
from exhaustion. And tue officer called King Sol
onion processes to DO able to heal ali manner OF dis
Absurd their organization is, it has sue
ceeded IL converting large number OF people to its
tencts.
In his recent sledge-hammer reply to Canon
Fremante, that very militant English Cburchman,
Dean Burgou declares that the essential difference
between theology and every other science which can
be named is tDs, that whereas tue rest are progress
sive, the ology does not admit OF progress.